Arsenal outcast Sokratis set to join Napoli in £3.5m transfer on three-year deal as Kalidou Koulibaly’s replacement

ARSENAL centre-back Sokratis Papastathopoulos is reportedly set to sign for Napoli in a £3.5million deal.

The 32-year-old - who has just one year left on his contract at the Emirates - has been identified by the Serie A side as Kalidou Koulibaly's replacement.

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Manchester City are believed to have agreed a deal with the Italian outfit to sign Koulibaly.

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And after missing out on Lille defender Gabriel Magalhaes to the Gunners, Napoli have turned to the Greek international.

SunSport reported reported last month how Sokratis was desperate for Arsenal to allow him to join Napoli this transfer window.

His demand has been granted, with claiming that the North Londoners have accepted a £3.5m bid for him.

Sokratis will join Napoli on a three-year deal, where he will will earn £2.2m-a-year.

He will be reunited with Partenopei boss Gennaro Gattuso at Stadio San Paolo after the duo played together at AC Milan during the 2010/11 season.

Mikel Arteta has been keen to offload the ex-Borussia Dortmund star with the player not in his plans going forward.

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The former Werder Bremen ace failed to feature in the Premier League since the restart, with David Luiz, Shkodran Mustafi and Rob Holding preferred instead.

Sokratis featured just four times under Arteta in the top-flight last campaign after he took the reins in December.

His stay in North London will now end after two years after he joined from BVB in 2018 for £17.7m.